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• Edelweiss reported a strong Q4FY24 led by robust performance across businesses. The asset management business continues to be the lead performer. Insurance businesses are also growing at an industry-leading pace.
• Most notably, the credit business seems to be gaining momentum now, led by co-lending. MSME co-lending disbursements tripled while housing finance (HFC) co-lending disbursements doubled in FY24. 
• To unlock value and reduce debt at the corporate level, Edelweiss is planning a minority stake sale in the Alternative Asset Management business.

• The stock price has corrected to the anticipated level and rebounded
• Dates announced for acceptance and payment for the rights issue
• There may be more weakness once the rights shares start  trading

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• Burford Capital is a leading provider of litigation finance with a market capitalization of $2.5bn and strong revenue and profit figures
• The company, led by innovative founders, has received positive assessments from customers, ex-employees, law firms, and peers
• Burford has a proven track record of competitive advantage in revenue, market share, innovation, customer service, and underwriting skill, with potential for improved returns on capital and vast growth opportunities.

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• Back in 2016, IMS Health and Quintiles went through a merger of equals to form “QuintilesIMS” which was later renamed to be “IQVIA” in 2017.
• “I” and “Q” stand for IMS Health and Quintiles respectively and “VIA” means “by way of”.
• Since IMS and Quintiles both used to be separate public companies, let me discuss these two businesses separately at first before getting into the details of their post-merger status.

• Volkswagen’s US ADRs (VWAPY) have underperformed in the past 5 years, despite a 3% increase with dividends
• Company’s growth guidance and margins are weaker compared to peers, leading to undervaluation of stock
• Trading at low multiples of forward earnings and free cash flow, recent free cash flow guidance for 2024 was unimpressive; preferred shares receive extra dividends but no voting rights

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Games Workshop Group’s FY24 trading update provided a nice surprise on the revenue side, broadly equally split between core and licensing, and an even nicer surprise for PBT, suggesting an improvement in gross margin. We have upgraded our FY24 estimates to be consistent with the indicated figures and marginally increase our estimates for FY25, which reverts to a 52-week period accounting period.

• On May 9, 2024, Migalo Holdings Inc. (hereafter, the Company) announced its full- year FY2024/3 earnings results.
• Sales rose 14.5% YoY to ¥42,672 mn, and operating profit fell 14.4% YoY to ¥2,500 mn, largely in line with the Company’s full-year forecast calling for sales to rise 12.7% YoY to ¥42,000 mn and operating profit to drop 14.4% YoY to ¥2,500 mn.
• The Company will pay a year-end dividend of ¥45 per share, including a commemorative dividend of ¥5 per share to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of its predecessor, Property Agent, Inc.

• RaaS Research Group has published an update report on purpose-led proptech Rent.com.au (ASX:RNT) following its fully-underwritten entitlement offer to raise $2.5m at $0.02/share, with one quoted option for every two shares issued.
• Separately and on June 3, RNT provided a trading update in which it announced that RentPay’s customers at the end of May were up 64% to 9,271.
• We have incorporated the capital raise in our forecasts, but having already modelled an additional $2.5m raise in H2 FY25, the impact to our forecasts is only due at the EPS line.

• BCG is the leading online classified group in the Baltics with 14 portals across three countries
• Management team focused on improving monetization for high revenue growth
• Expected significant value per share growth with exposure to high-growth Baltic markets and plans to increase take-rates, presenting an intriguing opportunity for investors

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